Clinical Nurse - HEMODIALYSIS

Clinical Nurse - MUST BE HEMODIALYSIS TRAINED
Dept - Hemodialysis Acute Inpatient

Shift Time: Days
Hours: 7a-7:30p
Shift length: 3-12's
Weekend rotation: every other
On Call: no
Required certifications: BLS, RN Lic
Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Job Summary

The clinical nurse, under the ANA Product of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles. The Clinical Nurse provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Beaumont policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and discharge needs of patient/family/significant other.
• Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.
• Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes
• Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.
• Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).
• Provides assistance to individuals in a manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and cultural-related needs.
• Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.
• Delegates appropriate tasks.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment properly.
• Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.
• Stays up to date with current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in area of clinical practice.
• Completes a self-appraisal that includes professional goals annually and completes peer review.
• Participates in department-based activities, staff meetings and committees.
• Actively participates in hand offs of care, including the patient, family and partners in care.
• Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.

Qualifications
Required Associate's Degree or equivalent Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate s degree or higher.Required Bachelor's Degree Diploma, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., DNP/PhD if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less than one (1) year experience is required to sign an educational contract upon hire to complete BSN within specified timeframe and adhere to contract stipulations. RN must enroll in an accredited BSN program within one (1) year of licensure date and complete within the next four (4) years. This is effective September 1, 2017.
As required by job posting. Required
LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire requiredCRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown 2 Yrs requiredCRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - UNKNOWN Unknown Upon Hire requiredCRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association preferred OrCRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC client preferredCRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Critical Care, Emergency Care, Pre-Op and PACU, Radiology 180 Days requiredCRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Endoscopy (exception: Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Taylor) Upon Hire requiredCRT-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Care 1 Year required AndCRT-Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Care requiredCRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association NICU, Family Birth Center, Mother Baby Care 180 Days requiredCRT-Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM) - NCC National Certification Corporation Family Birth Center 1 YearCRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Pediatrics 1 Year requiredCRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Pre-op and PACU 180 Days required

Physical Demands

• Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
• Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
• Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
• Sitting: Occasionally
• Standing: Frequently
• Walking: Frequently
• Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
• Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
• Squat: Seldom
• Stair Climbing: Seldom
• Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
• Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
• Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
• Handling: Occasionally
• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
• Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
• Visual Acuity 1 [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
• Color Vision (Ishihara) Test [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom